Saturday, August 13, 2011

Have A Conversation With Yourself

To me, dialogue is the most natural part of writing. I can make people talk without even trying. If there is any purpose or structure, then lines will naturally flow from this task. And if there is no structure, then lines will flow from whatever the last line said was.

My friends have all seen at some point me speaking impromptu dialog between equally impromptu fictional characters. I change my voice and body position to show which character is speaking (though context generally gives it away). Again, this is a very natural thing for me to do.

I recommend that everybody starts talking with themselves. Become a character. Become two characters. Switch between them instantly and constantly. You never know what you might come up with.

About Me

I am a writer. A writer is one who writes.
By the same logic, I am also a thinker, an observer, and a puzzle solver.
I am a graduate from the State University of New York at Cortland with a degree in Professional Writing. The idea of the program is that one studies all three aspects of writing as a whole: Creative Writing, Technical Writing, and Rhetoric. The knowledge I have gained in those subjects is put to use in every aspect of my life.
The worst thing a person can be is boring. I am most interested in people who can pique my interests. An example is people who can correctly use the word 'pique'.